Question 1 The Mennonites came to Canada because they were promised religious freedom, the right to operate their own schools, and exemption from military service. True or False Question 2 Respected world-wide as a model of tolerance, Canada created its multiculturalism policy during its confederation in 1867. True or False Question 3 The Mennonite community gathers in congregations to give help to those in need. The Mennonite Central Committee, through partial funding from the Canadian government, works worldwide in development, and and relief projects to ease the suffering and deprivation of people in Third World countries. True or False Question 4 Canada is internationally recognized for its long-standing and comparatively generous refugee policy. The United Empire Loyalists can be considered Canaada's first refugees. True or False Top of Page